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Q&A
What is the best way to screen personnel for the retail industry in China?
- June 2014
- Free Access
A good retail employee should have excellent communication skills, good client/customer interaction skills, as well as a certain degree of loyalty to his/her organization. Also, depending on the nature of the business, employees’ concrete produ...
Q&A
Is the personnel turnover in the retail industry in China high?
- June 2014
- Free Access
For much of the Chinese workforce, the retail industry is not an attractive field of work. they prefer working in a large foreign or domestic company as a white-collar worker. This, in addition to the transferability of skills from one retail organiz...
Q&A
What can employers do to hire and retain quality personnel in the retail industr...
- June 2014
- Free Access
It is said that Internet training and development plans are key factors for retention. Certainly, the aforementioned organizational structure pose a challenge, but one way to circumvent this would be to foster an attractive company culture, in additi...
Q&A
Are increasing wages a problem for foreign retailers in China?
- June 2014
- Free Access
Yes, increasing wages across all industries have been and remain a top challenge for companies operating in China. The steadily increasing minimum wage in different provinces and the increase of the salary demands of top talent have both greatly affe...
Q&A
What do foreign investors setting up a retail business in China need to know abo...
- June 2014
- Free Access
The labor market in China is much more fast-paced and dynamic than that of Western countries. This means that Chinese talent is more volatile, faster to change their jobs and has higher expectation to a continuous career and salary development.
Q&A
How important as a hiring criteria are language skills in China?
- June 2014
- Free Access
English skills are sufficient, and today more and more of the younger generation brings in sufficient levels of English language for daily interaction with customers. For roles in a pricier sector, or a retail business exclusively focused on a certai...
webinar
Indirect Tax in China by Sabrina Zhang
- June 2014
- Free Access
Sabrina Zhang, China National Tax Partner at Dezan Shira & Associates China offices, discusses the implication of China's reformed indirect tax system for foreign operations.
WEBINAR
Bloomberg BNA?s China Legal, Tax, and Finance Update
- June 2014
- Free Access
Dezan Shira & Associates are pleased to annouce that Sabrina Zhang, our National Tax Partner in Beijing, will be speaking at the event, Bloomberg BNA’s China Legal, Tax, and Finance Update. The presentation topic will be: "Forei...
magazine
Strategies for Repatriating Profit from China
- June 2014
- Members Access
In this issue of China Briefing, we guide you through the different channels for repatriating profits, including via intercompany expenses (i.e., charging service fees and royalties to the Chinese subsidiary) and loans. We also cover the requirements...
Q&A
How does value-added tax (VAT) registration work in Vietnam?
- June 2014
- Members Access
Registration of tax is a compulsory procedure for organizations and individuals in order to run a business in Vietnam. There is no separate procedure for VAT registration; it is included at the beginning of the tax registration for each kind of taxab...
Q&A
Is there voluntary registration for value-added tax (VAT) in Vietnam?
- June 2014
- Free Access
There is no voluntary registration for VAT in Vietnam. However, certain business entities are excused from registration, these include: Foreign business organizations not having Vietnam-based permanent establishments; Foreign business individuals...
Q&A
Is a non-resident business required to register for value-added tax (VAT) in Vie...
- June 2014
- Free Access
A non-resident business is not required to register for VAT in Vietnam. If such entity does business in Vietnam or earns income in Vietnam, the Vietnamese party will register for VAT on its behalf. A non-resident is a person who does not satisfy one...
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